See, I thought it was “boot hang” too, and kind of rationalized it in the “leaving his boots under her bed” sense, but was still mostly trying to grok that 2003 is considered vintage.

A number of years ago, through a really weird chain of events, I went to the wake of a woman who was a relative of a very famous actress, who was there. I did not speak to Very Famous Actress but I remember literally doing a double-take—like, doing it and simultaneously thinking it was good she didn’t see me because I…

I’m a school librarian and I can tell you that in no way is Gordon Korman’s fame regional (...to school librarians, anyway). I LOVE his stuff and always recommend it to kids, especially boys, who are reluctant readers. I had no idea he started writing at 14! We can’t keep his Island, Everest, and Zoobreak series on…

I almost starred this but the stars are on 69 so I left it.

I just came over from the “gross body things” post so I misread this as “ate a bunch of soap” and I was like, you’re gonna have to try harder than that, I just read a tapeworm story.

Similar story—my small college had a number of Japanese students. One night the school showed O Brother, Where Art Thou. Pretty much every resident student went to movie night (this was 2000, nothing else to watch) and I saw a group of the students leave. I found a note later on my door board from a hall mate. “Lady…

See, this shit drives me up a wall because, as others have said, it’s so goddamn patronizing—but more than that, it’s fucking expensive! Like, my issue isn’t that cute plus-size clothing doesn’t exist. It does (it didn’t until about 5-10 years ago, but let’s let that go for the mo). But I can’t afford it. Like, if I…

...My God. It’s so...prescient.

Awkwardly, one time when I was a 17-year-old retail employee, I made the opposite mistake. Yeah she was totally his gf.

I don’t know why she’s not in this picture, but a few years ago I worked with one of the dancers who is now with Ballez, and she. was. freaking. amazing. She’s been posting pics from rehearsals on FB, and it looks awesome.

Like, I may be revealing my age and the fact that I actually like cardigans and knee-length dresses here, but like, I’m baffled by the women who see the Pninas (as I’m sure they would be by me, so you do you, girl) and are like “MY GOD. YES. I SHALL PUT A MORTGAGE DOWN PAYMENT ON THE SLUTTY MERMAID DRESS.”

Well, I gotta admit, you can’t argue that “athleisurewear DJ Tanner” is the wrong aesthetic for this message. Bless her heart.

Ellen Barkin, playing a young Jennifer Lawrence.

A-Rod is dating someone his own age, with brilliance and accomplishments of her own? The center cannot hold.

Proposition: When deciding whether to cast Henry Cavill, studios should consider it and then cast Theo James.

My only encounter with The Secret was my sister’s hs graduation, when her principal decided to make HER ENTIRE GRADUATION SPEECH ABOUT EACH OF THE TEN POINTS INDIVIDUALLY. Yeah, she hijacked the graduation ceremony to talk about herself via a self-help book, and she did it for twenty-five minutes.

I grew up in CT/RI (both towns I lived in were basically real life Stars Hollows) and even though the schools really are good, it’s hard for ANYONE to get into the Ivy League. Among my generally college-educated acquaintance—like of all the people I have ever met, including all my master’s degree teacher friends, my…

Well, Cristin Milioti (who was great) was about 28 at the time, so right on the money there. But yeah, even though I thought Margot Robbie was fantastic, did she have to be 22-23? Come on.

My dad was a wonderful, loving man. We were really close and I still miss him every day.

Do you get Alex Libby with the clothes? If not, then no.